I took an Excel class once upon a time and it's insane what you can do with that program. And I just scratched the surface. And that was probably 25 years ago.

I'm an IT person now and I actually know less about Excel than I used to. There's people where I work that don't know shit about computers but are wizards in Excel. It's impressive.

In my time in tech I’ve seen entire companies built on excel and VB. I hate spreadsheets and they are horrible. They also are amazing.

If done correctly, I agree they can be an art form. Especially with the right font as well.

I personally have a specific font I have for a personal spreadsheet that I consider a personal work of art. Everything is neatly organized in such a way that it makes gking through it super easy, IMO, and is aesthetically pleasing to my tastes also.

Although, what I do for that spreadsheet is somewhat basic compared to what others do, so I cannot say much with authority. Either way, I actually really like well and intentionally designed spreadsheets.

Wait until you learn about juypter notebooks.

I might be living in a bubble but this is not an unpopular opinion in my circles.

Me and one of my parents are spreadsheet geeks, and while our loved ones don’t partake in the creation themselves they don’t hate them either.

Spreadsheets are great ... until your company is trying to use a spreadsheet to do a database's job. Then they suck.

You guys ever watch those excel tournaments they have in Vegas?

Everyone I know loves a freak in the sheets.

Folk who shit on spreadsheets because they think its still funny aren't welcome in my house. What? You got a gay joke next? Still call women "bitch" and people "retarded"? Grow up.

Spreadsheets are great when used correctly. In at least 80% of usage they are not the right choice and infuriating. If you need a database, just use a database. If you want to make a list of 10 things, you don't need a spreadsheet either. If you're making a fill-out-form, digital or to print, a spreadsheet with cells arranged to be text or fields is also just the wrong choice.

That seems to be a popular opinion in any office I've ever worked in or with.

Reject spreadsheets embrace duckdb

Yeah not sure this is unpopular. A lot of the people I see dissing spreadsheets are more pointing out how they're abused and many of them really should be databases. I often do that but I'll reach for a spreadsheet when appropriate.